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Betula costata
Korean Birch, Creamy Bark Birch, Chinese Birch
Origin: China, Korea and Russia.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Betula |
| Species |
| costata |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-23) - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-10) - 0 |
| Height |
| Up to 30 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Betula costata is a birch tree with peeling bark and serrated leaves. This tree has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Mixed forests at an altitude of 600-2,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Greyish-brown, peeling, papery, old bark is scaly. Glabrous reddish-brown branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate, 5-8 cm, finely and acutely biserrate, base rounded or slightly heart-shaped to wedge-shaped, light green beneath. Veins are prominent and paired oppositely. |
| Flower Description |
| Catkins are ellipsoid to subglobose, 2 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Nutlet 2.5 mm in size, obovate and glabrous with wings 1/2 the nutlet's width. Produced July through September. |
| Texture Description |
| Wood is coarse and cracks easily. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Used for making carrying poles, charcoal and fuel. |
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